Black and brown Americans continue to speak out against police misconduct and pervasive racism across the United States, writes Olga Segura. The church has an opportunity to show that it is listening.
Olga Segura
Olga Segura is the author of the forthcoming book Birth of a Movement: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
How Catholic theology helped me understand Thomas Chatterton Williams’ controversial take on race
Thomas Chatterton Williams, a fierce critic of identity politics, urges readers to move beyond a black-white binary in discussing or thinking about race in the United States.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
I reached out to every U.S. diocese. Here are the ones implementing the 2018 pastoral letter on racism.
I reached out by email to every diocese in the country and asked: Has your diocese started any new initiatives based on the 2018 pastoral letter on racism published by the U.S.C.C.B?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
How the church can recognize the legacy of slavery and move toward reconciliation
The U.S. Catholic Church still has work to do toward racial reconciliation, writes America associate editor Olga Segura, and this summer’s 1619 Project in The New York Times provides a template worth considering.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: A new novel offers a look into the lives of Dominican immigrants
“Dominicana” tells the story of 15-year-old Ana Canción.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Why you (yes, you) should go on a retreat
This week, we talk with Fr. Joe Laramie, the author of “Abide in the Heart of Christ: A 10-day personal retreat with St. Ignatius Loyola.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
A new puppet film tells the story of Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria
“Yo Soy Taino” offers a brief and necessary look into the complicated history between the United States and Puerto Rico.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Georgetown students voted to pay for reparations. On Juneteenth, the debate comes to Congress
In Washington on June 19, House members held the first congressional hearing in more than a decade on reparations, spotlighting the debate over whether the United States should consider compensation for the descendants of slaves in the United States.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
What a gay, Catholic man is doing to help the L.G.B.T. community
This week, we interview Pat Gothman, one of the co-founders of the online queer Catholic community, Vine & Fig.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
A beginner’s guide to spiritual direction
This week, we give you a behind-the-scenes look into our spiritual formation with Father Eric Sundrup.